Christian Davenport
Professor of Peace Studies, Political Science and Sociology
Office: 316 Hesburgh Center
Phone: 574-631-0361, cdavenp1@nd.edu
Email: cdavenp1@nd.edu
Areas of Expertise
Genocide, human rights, democracy and racism
Davenport focuses on political conflict, violence and violations of human rights, including genocide, politicide, mass killing, torture, bans, curfews, beatings, arrests for political purposes and oppression by governments. He uses statistical research, ethnography and other approaches to examine these issues in Rwanda, India, Northern Ireland and the United States. Davenport has directed the Minorities at Risk Data Project, which monitors and analyzes the status and conflicts of hundreds of politically active ethnic groups throughout the world. His publications include “State Repression and the Domestic Democratic Peace,” “Repression and Mobilization” and “Paths to State Repression: Human Rights Violations and Contentious Politics.”
